EP0151753A3 - Method and device for monitoring the liquid level in a vehicle tank - Google Patents

Method and device for monitoring the liquid level in a vehicle tank Download PDF

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EP0151753A3
EP0151753A3 EP84115378A EP84115378A EP0151753A3 EP 0151753 A3 EP0151753 A3 EP 0151753A3 EP 84115378 A EP84115378 A EP 84115378A EP 84115378 A EP84115378 A EP 84115378A EP 0151753 A3 EP0151753 A3 EP 0151753A3
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liquid level
vehicle tank
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Hans Dipl.-Ing. Schreiber
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Siemens AG
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
    • G01F23/28—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring the variations of parameters of electromagnetic or acoustic waves applied directly to the liquid or fluent solid material
    • G01F23/296—Acoustic waves
    • G01F23/2962—Measuring transit time of reflected waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/80—Arrangements for signal processing

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
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  • Measurement Of Levels Of Liquids Or Fluent Solid Materials (AREA)
EP84115378A 1984-02-13 1984-12-13 Method and device for monitoring the liquid level in a vehicle tank Expired EP0151753B1 (en)

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DE19843405080 DE3405080A1 (en) 1984-02-13 1984-02-13 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE LIQUID VOLUME IN THE TANK OF A VEHICLE
DE3405080 1984-02-13

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EP0151753A2 EP0151753A2 (en) 1985-08-21
EP0151753A3 true EP0151753A3 (en) 1985-09-18
EP0151753B1 EP0151753B1 (en) 1988-05-04

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EP84115378A Expired EP0151753B1 (en) 1984-02-13 1984-12-13 Method and device for monitoring the liquid level in a vehicle tank

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DE4014990A1 (en) * 1990-05-10 1991-11-14 Herbert Prof Dr Zott Liquid lever measurement arrangement - uses ultrasonic pulse reflection from surface and transition time measurement for use with moving or static liquid e.g. in vehicle fuel tank
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FR1354415A (en) * 1963-04-01 1964-03-06 Burnett & Rolfe Ltd Advanced device for measuring the amount of liquid in a tank
GB1377054A (en) * 1973-07-24 1974-12-11 Ford Motor Co Vehicle fuel level indicating systems
US4306525A (en) * 1980-05-12 1981-12-22 General Motors Corporation Engine oil indicator
DE3032177A1 (en) * 1980-08-26 1982-03-11 Vega Vertrieb und Fertigung elektronischer Geräte und Apparate Grieshaber KG, 7620 Wolfach Time level measurement of sonic or ultrasonic transition - performs dead-time adjustment involving amplitude monitoring and gain variation
GB2100431A (en) * 1981-06-15 1982-12-22 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Detection of ultrasonic signals from disturbed liquid interfaces or surfaces
EP0094298A2 (en) * 1982-05-07 1983-11-16 Regie Nationale Des Usines Renault Method and apparatus for measuring the liquid level in a vehicle tank

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FR1354415A (en) * 1963-04-01 1964-03-06 Burnett & Rolfe Ltd Advanced device for measuring the amount of liquid in a tank
GB1377054A (en) * 1973-07-24 1974-12-11 Ford Motor Co Vehicle fuel level indicating systems
US4306525A (en) * 1980-05-12 1981-12-22 General Motors Corporation Engine oil indicator
DE3032177A1 (en) * 1980-08-26 1982-03-11 Vega Vertrieb und Fertigung elektronischer Geräte und Apparate Grieshaber KG, 7620 Wolfach Time level measurement of sonic or ultrasonic transition - performs dead-time adjustment involving amplitude monitoring and gain variation
GB2100431A (en) * 1981-06-15 1982-12-22 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Detection of ultrasonic signals from disturbed liquid interfaces or surfaces
EP0094298A2 (en) * 1982-05-07 1983-11-16 Regie Nationale Des Usines Renault Method and apparatus for measuring the liquid level in a vehicle tank

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PATENTS ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, Band 6, Nr. 166 (P-138)[1044], 31. August 1982; & JP-A-57 084 316 (HODA GIKEN KOGYO K.K.) 26.05.1982 *

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